Re: Brain cramp with arrays

Mike, Have you looked at the Next: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.next.php and Previous: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.prev.php ... functions? Regards, Jonathan Duncan "Mike Morton" <mike@webtraxx.com> wrote in message news:BB908FD0.1A1B8%mike@webtraxx.com... > I am having a total brain cramp with this array problem (may have to do with > the pressure change from the hurricane - but whatever ;) ) > > $helpsystem[onlineusignuphelp_username]='The username that you choose must > be more than 5 characters and 20 or less characters in length. The username > must contain only numbers and letters.'; > $helpsystem[onlineusignuphelp_password]='The password that you choose must > be more than 5 characters and 26 or less characters in length. The username > may contain only numbers,letters, and the following characters:<br>! @ # % ^ > *'; > > I am building a help system of sorts. I have the following 2 array members > above (set exactly as such). When I call the page it displays like: > > Print $helpsystem[$_GET[tip]] > > I would like to display a next and previous link to help items where > possible, the problem that I am having is figureing out how to get the next > and previous indexes. I can get the current key with the key() function, > and the text for the next and previous using next() and and prev() but > because the help is called by the key, I need the index to call the array > item in the url: > Help.php?tip=onlinusignuphelp_password > > I cannot seem to find a way to get even the current index number (i.e. 0) so > that I can add and subtract one to that index number... Can anyone help out > with a pointer on how to get the next and prev keys? > > Thanks ;) > > -- > Cheers > > Mike Morton > > **************************************************** > * > * Tel: 905-465-1263 > * Email: mike@webtraxx.com > * > **************************************************** > > "Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the > computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up with > Apple." > - Byte Magazine > > Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of > Shakespeare. Win 98 source code? Eight monkeys, five minutes. > -- NullGrey